Aldo asked:
> How long are the short and long version rods of the CC levers?
>
> Those on my '49 Bianchi Sport are 280mm qr lever (center of lever
> to center
> of axle) and 145mm shift lever (center of lever to first bend). I
> hopethese are the "short" version, as I can barely reach them at
> that length!
> The rod on the P-R mech is 300mm (center of lever to center of axle).
Both of these lengths seem to indeed be the common ones. The cambio corsa (the correct denomination for the short lever version only!) is generally about 28 cm to the center of the Q/R. The cambio sport (the correct denomination for the long lever version) is generally about 31 cm (I don't have any of these presently on hand to verify, so I am going by memory. If anybody has one to check, please let me know.) I can however state that I have personally seen quite a few variations, as well as a few 'tuned' lengths going from about 25 cm up to close to 35 cm.
Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ